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Maternal Grandparent Living Arrangements and the Motherhood Wage Penalty for Mothers in China
by Mary Wang Abstract Living arrangements of mothers in China significantly impact their annual wages and motherhood wage penalties. I study how the presence of mothers’ parents, or the maternal grandparents, affect mothers’ wages for each child living in the mothers’ households. Existing literature finds that mothers in China not only experience a motherhood wage […]
The Effects of Parental Division of Employment on Child Outcomes During Adulthood
By Meredith Parenti This paper offers an empirical analysis of the effects of division of employment between parent figures on future outcomes of children. Using propensity score matching, this study extends upon previous research to offer an understanding of the joint role played by maternal employment and that of a present or non-present husband. Data […]
The Effects of SCHIP Expansions on Family Structure
by Jeffrey K. Lee Abstract This paper assesses whether the enactment of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) in 1997, which significantly expanded child health care coverage, affected the probability of marriage for mothers in the United States. Using March CPS data from 1998-2003, I estimate the effect of a variant of state health […]
